"Fibrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Any pathological condition where fibrous connective tissue invades any organ, usually as a consequence of inflammation or other injury.
| Descriptor ID |
D005355
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C23.550.355
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Fibrosis" by people in Profiles.
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Outcome in German and South African peripartum cardiomyopathy cohorts associates with medical therapy and fibrosis markers. ESC Heart Fail. 2020 04; 7(2):512-522.
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Atherosclerotic plaque in HIV-positive patients presenting with acute coronary syndromes. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2019 Jul/Aug 23; 30(4):203-207.
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Assessment of myocardial fibrosis by late gadolinium enhancement imaging and biomarkers of collagen metabolism in chronic rheumatic mitral regurgitation. Cardiovasc J Afr. 2018 May/Jun 23; 29(3):150-154.
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Hepatitis C in sub-Saharan Africa: the current status and recommendations for achieving elimination by 2030. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017 12; 2(12):910-919.
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Endothelial shear stress and coronary plaque characteristics in humans: combined frequency-domain optical coherence tomography and computational fluid dynamics study. Circ Cardiovasc Imaging. 2014 Nov; 7(6):905-11.
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Differential gene expression of MMP-1, TIMP-1 and HGF in clinically involved and uninvolved skin in South Africans with SSc. Rheumatology (Oxford). 2012 Jun; 51(6):1049-52.
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The impact of diabetes mellitus on fibrosis progression in patients transplanted for hepatitis C. Am J Transplant. 2006 Aug; 6(8):1922-9.
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Leishmania (Viannia) spp. dissemination and tissue tropism in naturally infected dogs (Canis familiaris). Trans R Soc Trop Med Hyg. 2002 Jan-Feb; 96(1):76-8.
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What influences the incidence of complications in esophageal cancer treated with telebrachytherapy? Response to Kumar et al., IJROBP 27:1069-1072; 1993. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1995 Apr 30; 32(1):277.